Jaime Fagan is a Rockford native, wife, and mother of two beautiful little girls. She lived in Champaign, IL for several years following her undergraduate studies at U of I, but returned to the Rockford area six years ago to be closer to family (and to finally live near good Italian food again). She is a high school English teacher, turned full-time homemaker, recently turned junior high science and math teacher. She also writes a holistic living blog (makingofahome.com), focusing on her family's attempt at "suburban homesteading."